Concealed venting means for stoves



Nov. 2, 1948. v w. BAUER 2452 715 CONCEALED VENTING MEANS FOR STOVES Filed May 22, 1946' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 iNvENToR:

" WILLIAM BAUER FIGS BY 9am ew- ATTORNEY.

W. BAUER CONCEALED VEN'IING MEANS FOR STOVES Nmv. 2, 1948. I

Filed May 22, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR: WaLuA'M BAUER ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 2, 1948 s PATENT OFFlCE CONCEALED VENTING MEANS FOR STOVES William Bauer, Mansfield, Ohio, asslgnor to The Tappan Stove Company, Mansfield. Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application May 22. 1946, Serial No. 671.495

6 Claim.

This invention relates generally to a concealed vent or flue diverter for use primarily on gas ranges or stoves and which is so designed and constructed as to divert and discharge the products of combustion from the oven downwardly and outwardly across the stove top.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a flue or vent for gas ranges which is concealedand disposed at the rear of the range in combination with a top hood portion or roll which directs the products of combustion downwardly the oven downwardly and outwardly across the cooking top of the stove.

Another object of the invention is to provide a range having the above described distinguishing features and characteristics and which is. well adapted for quantity production at a minimum cost.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of my improved range;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the range shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectiveview disclosing a part of the rear portion of the gas range and the manner of attaching the flue, with parts broken away to show the relative position of the flue with respect to itsadjacent parts, the main back plate being removed;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in elevation, with parts being broken away to show the shape of the discharge outlets of the flue;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the top roll or hood and a portion of the top of 2 acters 6, I, 8 and 9 designate conventional controls for the top burners. The reference character i il designates the stove top which is preferably flat and has burners arranged in any desired manner. The reference character ii designates one of the top grates. The stove top and back are preferably formed in one piece, the back portion being vertically disposed and curved rearwardly at its central portion as indicated at l2. The rear of the stove is closed by a cover which is shown in section in Fig. 5. The stove top is curved downwardly at the ends and front portions thereof, as will appear from Figs. 1 and 2. The portion i2 is curved rearwardly at its central portion so as to provide additional space on the cooking top. The shape of this backplate will appear from Figs. 1, 3 and 7. The back plate is also bent rearwardly at its opposite ends as indicated at it.

Secured to the back plate i2 is a vent hood or roll indicated generally by the reference character l 5. This roll extends rearwardly at its top portion, as will appear from Fig. 5, and is welded or otherwise secured at its opposite ends to flanges it provided on the back plate i2.

Secured to the back plate in any suitable manner is a flue indicated generally by the reference character ii and which is shaped as shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 7. This flue is generally rectangular in section and has an opening therein which communicates with a discharge outlet l8 leading from the oven. The flue i? has at each end thereof an upwardly extending portion is and a discharge outlet at which is curved inwardly and downwardly as will also appear from Fig. 3.

It will be seen that the discharge end of the flue is disposed behind the down-turned end of the hood or top roll as. It is to be understood that the flue extends entirely across the back of the stove and has a similar discharge outlet at the opposite end thereof. The hood .It also has a forwardly and downwardly extending front portion M as will appear from Figs. 4 and 5. The flue is concealed from the front of the stove by the back plate i2 and the top roll or hood it. The products of combustion from the oven enter the flue through the opening it and are carried upwardly and thence discharged downwardly and outwardly behind the hood i i and escape through the space between the hood and back plate H at the central portion thereof and are discharged downwardly and outwardly across the top of the stove.

Secured to the down-turned portion It of the vention is directed more specifically to the cool:-

ing top and concealed venting means.

Some stoves have an oven disposed at one side thereof in which event the flue vent need be connected only to the oven at one side thereof. Also some stoves have two cooking compartments disposed below-the cooking top in side by side relation, one compartment being used for baking and the other for broiling, in which case the cooking compartments may be connected separately into the flue.

It will now be clear that I have provided a gas range having a cooking top so designed and shaped as to provide concealed venting means for j venting the products of combustion from the oven which will accomplish the objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated. Various changes may be made in the arrangement and design of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. The disclosure herein is therefore to be considered merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense as the invention is limited only in accordance with the scope of the appended claims. 1

Having thus described my, invention, I claim:

1. In a gas range, the combination of an horizontally extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearwardly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed'portion, a hood extending over said rearwardly directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upper end of each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and the upper end of said forwardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said top, a vent flue disposed rearwardly of said wall and operative to conduct gases from said oven upwardly through at least one of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and to dischargea part of these gases downwardly into said forwardly directed recessed portion.

2. In a gas range, the combination of an horizontally extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearwardly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed portion, a hood extending over said rearwardly directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upper end of each of said rearwardly. directed recessed portions and the upper end of said forwardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said top, a vent flue disposed rearwardly of said wall and operative to conduct gases from said oven upwardly througheach of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and to discharge a part of these gases downwardly into said forwardly directed recessed portion.

3. In a gas range, the combination of an horizontally' extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearwardly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed portion, a hood exa tending over said rearwardly, directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upper end of each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and the upper end of said forwardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said top. a vent flue disposed rearwardly of said wall and operative to conduct ases from said oven to the side of said oven and thence upwardly through at least one of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and to discharge a part of these gases downwardly into said forwardly directed recessed portion.

4. In a gas range, the combination of an horizontally extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearwardly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed portion, a hood extending over said rearwardly directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upper end of each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and the upper end of said forwardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said'top, a vent flue disposed rearwardly of said wall and operative to conduct gases from said oven to each side of said oven and thence upwardly through each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and to dis charge a part of these gases downwardly into said forwardly directed recessed portion.

5. In a gas range, the combination of an hori zontally extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearward ly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed portion, a hood extending over said rearwardly directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upper end of each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and the upper end of said for wardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said top, a vent flue connected to said oven through-which the products of combustion are discharged, said vent flue comprising an horizontally extending conduit disposed be= low said top and to the rear of said oven, a vertically extending conduit connected to an end of said horizontally extending conduit and 'disposed within one of said rearwardly directed recessed'portions, and a discharge outlet secured to the upper end of said vertically extending conduit and arranged to discharge gases downwardly into said forwardly directed recessed portion:

6. In a gas range, the combination of an horizontally extending top, a rear wall extending upwardly from the rear edge of said top, said rear wall being shaped to define a forwardly directed recessed portion and a pair of rearwardly directed recessed portions one at each side of said forwardly directed recessed portion, a hood extending over said rearwardly directed recessed portions and said forwardly directed recessed portion and providing communication between the upperend of each of said rearwardly directed recessed portions and the upper end of said forwardly directed recessed portion, an oven disposed below said top, a vent flue connected to said oven through which the products of combustionare discharged, said vent flue comprising 8,459,715 v s an horizontally extending conduit disposed below REFERENCES CITED said top and to the rear of said oven. a. vertically extending conduit connected to each end of said g g g g gg gg are of record m the horizontally extending conduit and disposed wlthin said rearwardly directed recessed portions, and 5 NITED STATES PATENTS a, discharge outlet secured to the upper end of Number Name t each of aid vertically extending conduits and 2.024359 Hentschel 17' 1935 extending over said forwardly directed recessed 2 158,881 McCormick May 16, 1939 portion and arranged to discharge downwardly 2'259 9 Hennessy 0% 21' 1941 nto s id forwardly directed recessed portion. 10 Mayer Feb. 24, 1942 2,376,571 Brumbaugh May 22, 1945 WM. BAUER. 

